Meth lab busts in Miss. dwindle

Prescription-only pseudoephedrine cited in reduction

10:56 PM,
Oct. 11, 2013

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Mississippi's track record with methamphetamine was among the worst in the country before a 2010 law required one of the main ingredients be sold only with a doctor's prescription.

Now a study by the Government Accountability Office that was published by Huffington Post shows Mississippi is among the best in the country when it comes to combating meth.

"The numbers speak for themselves," said Marshall Fisher, director of the state Bureau of Narcotics. "We've had a 97 percent reduction in the number of operational meth labs since the law went into effect." ...